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One thing I have enjoyed about poly folk in general is that when they use words like "commitment" and "expectations" they tend to know that these words exist on a spectrum of degrees with a bunch of different particular kinds, as well. So folks can, for example, commit to being honest, to trying...

I would not have taken it as snarky, F.A. And thanks for your question. The first level of my response -- the most blatantly obvious one to me is: I don't know. I'm doing my best not to take it personally, and to consider that, in all likelihood, I'm not alone in having this experience. If I...

Thanks for your thoughtful input, JTTOU. It's all a bit of a blur for me, honestly, as he is NOT in regular or meaningful communication any longer. This leaves me with too much speculation and not enough information, which sucks. I'm slowly letting it all go, as I apparently have no other...

I second this suggestion. However, whether the "period of consideration" should last "at least a few months" … I'm not so sure it would need to be so long. It depends. But it is true that it may not be such a good idea to suddenly leap.

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from - https://www.sfexaminer.com/news-columnists/google-buys-burning-man-benioff-to-donate-fortune-to-end-homelessness-an-sf-april-fools-jokes-round-up/ :D

As a longtime meditator (not a medicator) and (for five years) meditation teacher, I'm super, extra impressed with The Little Book of Being! http://www.dianawinston.com/ The explanation (and model) she calls The Spectrum of Awareness Practices is worth several times the price of admission...

Perhaps, but only just barely, if that much -- as a generalization. Now, please, recognize that I'm responding to the word "medication," not "meditation". It's hard to know when a word is actually a typo.

A place to share stories of April Fools jokes--, your own and those you've heard about. When I "google" this topic I get mostly an avalanche of corporate / commercial gags meant to get free publicity for brands or products as "news". Let's not pass that crap around, okay? Thanks!

As I said in another thread,

Well, my first date with The New Fellow was on March 14th. We had plans to get together this week, but it fell apart. So we're talking about next week. He's been spending the weekends with his wife in order to reassure her in this time of relationship model transition. So once again I'm...

Sounds yummy!

What is dating? Not everyone in this thread so far (an older thread) agrees on the definition of "dating," which word appears to have geographically based differences in meaning. Where I live, for example, most folks are pretty clear that "dating" refers to something like what Wikipedia says...

Probably because most of them just aren't very well conceived or executed. I plan on doing MUCH better!

Green tea &? My leanings so far... Thoughts (a) green tea is not a particularly strong flavor to begin with, and I want that flavor to be boldly present in the final product, not buried and hidden behind them. (b) I'm leaning strongly toward the final product being vibrantly green in color...

Green tea &? Brainstorming Green tea &? Brainstorming is generally conceived as a group process, but an individual can benefit from a very similar, individual process, which "by removing inhibitions" (Wikipedia article) and going for quantity some surprising discoveries can be made. My own...

Green tea &? My project: Create a Curious Combinations non-alcoholic drink which involves a truly creative, even surprising combination of ingredients. Criteria for success: The final product (a recipe) must have all of the qualities listed above while also being surprisingly delicious or...

This morning I've been pondering the idea of creating unusual, but hopefully delicious, non-alcoholic drink mixes or blends. I suppose this is due to my enthusiasm about the warming weather in springtime and the fact that my life is becoming much more social lately (again) than it has been...

Hello qwerty2019, and welcome to the forum! So, may I ask, what does the word "open" mean to you in this context. It seems to mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For some, an "open relationship" is open to sexual relating with others but not the forming of strong...

I'm a bit surprised that this thread petered out so soon. One way we might revive it would be to share here some concrete examples of relationship skills we've been learning about or developing? One of the skills I'm improving upon in my life is self-kindness (also self-compassion and...